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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Jeans Quilters - Please Advise

This is the "before" picture. Don't know what the "after" picture will look like. It'll be big enough for a twin bed. Other than that, I'm gonna make it up as I go.

I've made jeans quilts in the past. (Type "jeans" in the search bar at the top of my blog to see them.) Most had a denim patchwork top, low loft batting and fleece backing - tied together with yarn. These have been very heavy, warm quilts.

This time I want to do a rag style quilt, but am stumped how to proceed. If I use flannel in place of batting, it'll reduce the bulk somewhat. Still, every seam will a have total of 6 layers of fabric. Yikes - I can't imagine how I'd join the rows and sew through all that bulk. Maybe I could use flannel batting and backing? I have a lot of recycled shirting that might work as backing squares. It would be three times as much cutting...but no quilting or tying. Will have to experiment. I know there are special scissors needed for fraying the edges. Anybody know what they're called?

If you've ever made a jeans quilt, please drop me a line. I'd love to hear about it!

The first quilt I made was a jeans quilt for my husband. It is backed with a heavy plaid flannel. I sewed with the raw edges toward the outside (raggy style). If you finger press your seams open, you won't be stitching through so many layers at once. I didn't use special scissors, I just snipped and snipped. Email me if you have more questions. :)

I want to make the faux cathedral window raggy jeans quilt. I have seen a few online, but am not sure how to actually do it. They look way less bulky than the Ohio Star jeans traditional denim quilt I made (and never use because it's too heavy).

Maybe you could make that one and show us step by step so I can make it, too!

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An intermediate quilter, I learned to sew, embroider, applique, knit and crochet from my Grandmother - sparking a life long interest. Most of my piecing and quilting is done by machine.
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